Walrus

PUB. DATE

January 2009

SOURCE

World Book Science Dataset;1/1/2009, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Encyclopedia

DOC. TYPE

Reference Entry

ABSTRACT

Walrus, a large, seal-like marine mammal that lives chiefly north of the Arctic Circle. A bull (male) walrus may grow 11 feet (3.4 m) long and weigh 3,000 pounds (1,360 kg). Walruses are protected from cold by a thick layer of fat called blubber and by a thick, wrinkled, almost hairless, tan skin.